Which to use
“Blende” is a noun and “blendet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,336
- “Blende” frequency rank
- #31,475
- “blendet” frequency rank
- 57811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Blende | blendet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Bauteil bei optischen Instrumenten und Apparaten | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blenden |
Where the eye mixes Blende and blendet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Blende runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against blendet's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Blende vs blendet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Blende is [ˈblɛndə] while blendet is [ˈblɛndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Blende” sits inside “blendet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57811, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Blende is recorded at frequency rank #26,336, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈblɛndə]. blendet is at rank #31,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɛndət].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57811, this pair ranks #886,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Blende vs blendet
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "Blende": -. Private to "blendet": t.
"Blende" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "blendet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Blende" and "blendet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Blende" or "blendet" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Blende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #886,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Blende" and "blendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blendet vs blonder". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #886,846 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.